WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court will consider expanding Trump’s power to shape independent agencies by overturning 90-year-old precedent.

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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, says at memorial 'I forgive him' of the gunman accused of killing the conservative activist.

President Trump said tonight he'll award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, the 3rd such award he’s announced this month. Trump has also recently said he'd bestow the honor on Rudy Giuliani & Charlie Kirk. apnews.com/article/dona...

President Trump said today he'd picked Lindsey Halligan as US attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The pick would place one of Trump's defenders atop an office in tumult over political pressure to charge Letitia James. w/ Alanna Durkin Richer apnews.com/article/leti...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says US military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump signs proclamation to overhaul H-1B visa program for high-skilled workers, including new $100,000 annual fee.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk murder suspect feared being shot by police at home and agreed to surrender if it was peaceful, sheriff says.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve cuts key rate by a quarter-point and signals two more cuts by year end.

Noting “inflection point” after Charlie Kirk's assassination, ex-President Obama says President Trump has divided, not united, the US. Trump’s WH responds by blaming Obama for animosity, calling him “architect of modern political division in America.” apnews.com/article/obam...

ATLANTA (AP) — Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to run for governor after tangling with Trump over 2020 voting.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Suspect left note under keyboard saying he planned to kill Charlie Kirk and confessed after shooting, documents show.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Utah prosecutor says suspect’s DNA found on trigger of gun used to kill Charlie Kirk.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah is charged with aggravated murder and weapon and obstruction offenses.

PROVO, Utah (AP) — Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director and godfather for independent cinema as Sundance founder, dies at 89.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says the US again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, says 3 killed in strike.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump suggests deal reached over future of TikTok as he announces call with Xi; no confirmation from China.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Senate passes Trump-backed redistricting plan that could help Republicans win an additional US House seat.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Suspect in assassination of Charlie Kirk is arrested on suspicion of capital murder, weapons and obstruction offenses.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah governor says Charlie Kirk assassination suspect is believed to have acted alone and the investigation is ongoing.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah governor calls Kirk killing 'attack on the American experiment,' urges new generation to 'choose a different path.'

OREM, Utah (AP) — Suspect's father saw surveillance photos and worked with pastor to encourage surrender in Kirk's killing, AP source says.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah's governor says assassination suspect had grown more political and was opposed to Charlie Kirk's beliefs.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Utah governor says Kirk assassination suspect indicated to a family friend that he was connected to the shooting.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Suspect in custody in connection with Charlie Kirk shooting is a 22-year-old from Utah, an AP source says.

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns with support of mayor and governor.

NEW YORK (AP) — Trump says 'with a high degree of certainty' that suspect in Charlie Kirk killing has been caught.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk's casket to be flown from Utah to Arizona aboard Air Force Two Thursday, AP source says.

OREM, Utah (AP) — FBI releases photos of a person of interest in Charlie Kirk's shooting as investigators appeal to the public for tips.

OREM, Utah (AP) — High-powered, bolt-action rifle recovered from area where suspected Charlie Kirk shooter fled, FBI says.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Person suspected in fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk now in custody, FBI director says.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk has died after being shot at an event in Utah, President Trump says.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk is in critical condition at hospital after being shot at Utah event, AP source says.

OREM, Utah (AP) — Shots have been fired at an event held by conservative activist Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, police say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice lets Trump remove member of Federal Trade Commission for now, the latest in string of high-profile firings.

NEW YORK (AP) — Appeals court upholds the $83.3 million defamation judgment E. Jean Carroll won from President Donald Trump.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says US will host next year's Group of 20 summit at his golf club in Miami.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr says his agency is taking the next step to allow state prisons to jam inmates' cellphone signals. I've written for years about inmate phones, which officials call prisons' #1 threat, leading to riots, shootings & other crimes. apnews.com/article/pris...

RFK Jr’s hearing exposed an odd dichotomy: One of Trump’s 1st term successes remains Operation Warp Speed, yet his handpicked health chief & a growing MAGA cadre are distrustful of the very mRNA vaccine tech the president has championed. W/ @seungminkim1.bsky.social apnews.com/article/trum...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears before Senate Finance Committee amid changes at CDC.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court after ruling found most of his sweeping tariffs illegal.

BOSTON (AP) — Judge reverses Trump administration's cuts of billions of dollars to Harvard University.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida will work to eliminate all child vaccine mandates in the state, officials say.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump says he will order federal intervention in Chicago and Baltimore, despite local opposition.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump say US has carried out strike in southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump’s use of National Guard during Los Angeles immigration protests is illegal, a judge rules.

Charles Bierbauer, former CNN White House correspondent & a past president of the White House Correspondents Association who later became dean of the University of South Carolina’s journalism program, has died. He was 83. apnews.com/article/char...